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Post-Ordinance: Early Trends Following The Implementation of The Smoke-Free NOLA Ordinance


Wednesday, November 4, 2015 : 1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

Dodie Arnold, PhD, MSPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Melanie Canterberry, PhD, Evaluation, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
John K. Gerig, MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Alex Hurst, MHA, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Thomas Carton, PhD, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Lisanne Brown, PhD MPH, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Tonia Moore, MSHCM, The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living program, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA

Michael Johnson, PhD, Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Issue

The Smoke-Free New Orleans Ordinance is a controversial policy that prohibits smoking in all bars and casinos effective on April 22, 2015.

Description

Leading up to the introduction of the ordinance, The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL), strategically developed a special studies portfolio and media campaigns in order to support smoke-free and tobacco-free policies at the state and local levels. This presentation will describe our post-ordinance evaluation plan and share early results; inclusive of post ordinance air quality monitoring studies (a companion to our pre-ordinance studies), enforcement/compliance data, trends in revenue, perception survey data from bar owners, managers, employees, and patrons, as well early trends in cessation service utilization via surveillance of the Louisiana Quitline.

Lessons Learned

At the time of the presentation, we will have 6 months of data. Anticipated areas of discussion include: surveillance system design, challenges in monitoring compliance, and Quitline utilization.

Recommendations

It is important to develop a strategy for evaluating ordinance implementation and impact early to ensure timely data availability.    

 

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
List the types of data to collect following policy implementation. Describe strategies for measuring policy compliance, public opinion, and short-term health indicators/proxies.

Keyword(s): Tobacco Control, Public Health Policy

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been working in tobacco control in Louisiana since 2012. My work consists of designing and implementing the special students described, evaluating the media campaigns, and disseminating the data to various audiences.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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